Today persistent and occasionally heavy rain is expected during the morning, then becoming drier during the afternoon with some bright intervals possible.

Tonight it will continue cloudy with a period of further rain expected overnight. Moderate southerly breezes will ease later. Becoming drier later.

It will be a cloudy and misty day with fog over the Peak District. Fresh or strong southerly winds. Maximum Temperature 16°C. mild and misty as well with fog on hills. Minimum Temperature 11°C.

On Saturday most places will be dry, although rather cloudy with mist and local fog patches. Some bright spells are expected in places. Light southerly winds. Feeling mild. Maximum Temperature 16°C.

A young Mansfield man ended up in court after accidentally trashing his former girlfriends room at the town’s YMCA when he went there to sleep off a night on the town.

Luke Anthony Rawstron, 24, of Commercial Gate, was also living at the YMCA on Westfield Lane when his former girlfriend, with whom he was still friends, came back to find him asleep ‘in a heap’ on her bedroom floor on October 9.

Mansfield Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday (October 28) how Rawstron had been out for a drink with his former partner on the night but felt worse for wear, so she gave him the keys to her room to go back and sleep it off.

The pair did have their own separate rooms in the building but had decided Rawstron was going to stay in her room for the night.

The defence solicitor, Yvonne Wragg, told the court how there was then a “very unfortunate end” to the evening.

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She said: “The ex-girlfriend had given him her key, but because he was drunk he had completely forgotten the key was in his pocket.

“So he forced his way into the room and as he did so, fell into the curtain pole and brought it down with him.

“And when she came back to her room, she found him in a heap on the floor with the curtain pole.”

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Lee Shepherd, prosecuting, said: “This is a matter of criminal damage to his friend’s room.

“He broke in whilst she wasn’t there and she came back to find him asleep on the floor amongst the damages.”

Rawstron, who had been living at the YMCA since June, pleaded guilty to criminal damage after he broke the lock on the door and the curtain pole.

The YMCA totalled the damages at £50, which he was ordered to repay in compensation.

He was also made to pay an additional £270 in fines and court costs.

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Staff and cadets at 203 Squadron Gainsborough Air Cadets have presented a cheque for £52 to Gainsborough Trinity Football Club for their chosen charity Odd Balls.

Civilian Instructor, Tracy O’Neil, said: “Gainsborough Trinity were good enough to loan us their facilities for our annual charity challenge earlier in the year.”

Lincs Fire and Rescue is urging people to stay safe this winter and take care when using electric blankets.

As the nights draw in and the weather turns colder, many people will be digging out their electric blankets to keep them warm but Lincs Fire and Rescue wants people to be aware of the dangers.

Steve Screaton, deputy community safety manager, said: “A lot of people like to use electric blankets at this time of year but they can be dangerous, accounting for over 5,000 fires in the home every year. If you intend on using one make sure you take the time to check it over properly and spot any potential danger signs. This could be anything from fraying fabric and damp patches to damaged or missing tie tapes and exposed elements.

“It’s fairly cheap to replace an electric blanket so don’t take the chance with your home and family. If in doubt, bin it and buy a new one.”

For tips for using your blankets safely visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/news.

Crews from Gainsborough Fire and Rescue Service were called to a crash on the A159 in Blyton at around 4.20pm on Wednesday, October 28.

The fire crews made the scene safe and assisted the ambulance service with casualty care.

November is just around the corner and men up and down the country will be embracing their inner Tom Selleck as they take part in ‘Movember’.

Established in 2003 in Australia, Movember has become a global phenomenon raising awareness of prostate Cancer and between 2012 and 2015 the Movember Foundation has given a whopping £21 million to Prostate Cancer UK for research.

If you’re thinking of taking part, how about some of our favourite ’tache styles above?

For more information visit movember.com

The labour ward at Bassetlaw Hospital is set to benefit from a generous donation from Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals Angling Club who netted £259.30 following a charity fishing match.

The anglers, made up of staff and keen anglers across Doncaster & Bassetlaw, took part in four matches throughout the year and chose the Labour Ward at Bassetlaw Hospital to be the recipients of the money raised.

The labour ward are currently fund-raising to create a comfortable and homely room that families can use who have suffered the loss of their baby.

“We are immensely grateful to the Angling Club for donating the proceeds of their recent charity event to the Labour Ward at Bassetlaw Hospital,” said Karen Cousins, intrapartum manager and lead midwife at Bassetlaw Hospital.

“The money they have raised will be added to existing donations for the refurbishment of a room, which will greatly improve our current facilities, to support the care of parents and families who are experiencing the tragic loss of their baby.”

Bassetlaw Hospital staff Nathan Marshall, a groundsman, and Steve Beeston, an electrician, organise the events for the angling club and at the end of every season.

All the money raised goes to a different department within the hospital.

“All members of the angling club pay to enter our competitions and this along with money from raffles has contributed to the final amount of £259.30,” said Nathan,

“We also want to say thank you to Manton Tackle Shop for their raffle prize and to Sally Richardson, the Hospital Trust’s fund-raiser, for her help and support.”

The club are always looking for new members, if you are interested please call or text Nathan on 07557 476335.

Regulators are to investigate finances at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals over an unplanned £12.6 million deficit.

Health sector regulator Monitor has opened an investigation at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after the organisation reported a significant deterioration in its finances.

The latest financial data supplied by Doncaster and Bassetlaw shows the trust is currently running a £12.6 million deficit.

Paul Chandler, Regional Director at Monitor, said:“People are relying on Doncaster and Bassetlaw to provide them with high quality healthcare now and in the future. Therefore, we need to make sure the trust can do this in a sustainable way and within its budget.

“We have launched this investigation to find out more about the financial situation at the trust and to establish what can be done to improve things.”

Monitor is concerned that the trust may record a large loss for 2015-16 instead of the £2.2m surplus it had previously predicted.

The regulator is also concerned that the scale of deterioration in Doncaster and Bassetlaw’s financial position may force the trust to apply for additional funding support in the future.

Mr Chandler added that an in-depth investigation will seek to understand how and why the situation has arisen while also exploring possible solutions.

Monitor will examine the state of the trust’s finances; assess the strength of its financial management; and ways of improving its long-term financial sustainability.

A Halloween asteroid the size of four football pitches is due to miss the Earth by just 300,000 miles on the last day of the month.

By astronomical standards, that is frightfully close.

But scientists say there is no need to be scared, even on Halloween. The space rock, travelling at around 22 miles per second, will remain further away than the moon.

There is no chance of the asteroid hitting the Earth for the next 100 years at least, and it is not included in the European Space Agency's official list of potentially threatening NEOs (near earth objects).

Even so, Dr Detlef Koschny, who heads the agency's NEO tracking team, said: "The fact that such a large near-Earth object capable of doing significant damage if it were to strike our planet was discovered only 21 days before closest approach demonstrates the necessity for keeping daily watch of the night sky."

The 400 metre-wide asteroid, given the official designation TB145, was spotted by astronomers in Hawaii on October 10.

It is due to fly past the Earth at around 5pm, UK time, on October 31.

Very little is known about the object, other than what scientists have been able to infer from observations made so far.

Dr Marco Micheli, an astronomer from ESA's NEO Co-ordination Centre in Italy, said: "The diameter of about 400 metres has a large uncertainty, as is usual in cases of any object for which we do not yet know details, such as its composition."

More accurate information will be obtained once the object has been tracked by radar, he added.

Scientists estimate there to be around 5,000 NEOs of similar size hurtling through Earth's region of the solar system, a significant number of which have not yet been discovered.

To watch out for them, ESA is developing automated "fly-eye" telescope technology which should be ready for testing at the end of next year.

"Objects of this size are often spotted by automated surveys," said Dr Koschny. "The only difference is that, being so large, they are often found when they are quite far away, out to 2.5 times the sun-Earth distance, and not just before a close approach, as in this case."

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The Ashley Hotel in Worksop was the big winner at the Nottinghamshire Best Bar None awards.

Pubs, bars and clubs across the county celebrated as the winners of Nottinghamshire Best Bar None were announced at an exclusive awards evening held at the Village Hotel in Chilwell.

All of the venues eligible for an award had been through a rigorous assessment process of their operating policies and procedures to prove that they are worthy of being Nottinghamshire Best Bar None accredited.

Nottinghamshire’s residents and visitors were asked to vote for their favourite places to visit in the county from those that had made the mark, and nearly 3,500 votes were cast.

A panel of independent judges also chose a winner for each council borough. The winner for Bassetlaw was The Ashley Hotel in Worksop, with the judges recognising the team’s extreme hard work and dedication to ensuring their customers had a safe and enjoyable time.

The judges also chose The Ashley Hotel as the overall winner of Nottingham’s Best Bar None scheme for 2015.

CounJosie Potts, Chair of Licensing at Bassetlaw District Council said: “I jumped out of my seat with excitement when I heard The Ashley had won.

“It was amazing for a Bassetlaw business to get overall winner, especially with all the people across Nottingham who were represented. I feel very proud for The Ashley and for Worksop.

“This is the positive side of licensing and shows the rewards for running a quality establishment. I am absolutely chuffed that a Bassetlaw business is the best in Nottinghamshire.”

PCC Paddy Tipping said: PCC Paddy Tipping said: “Licensed venues play a significant role in our local economies and I want people to enjoy themselves and have a great night out, but it’s important that alcohol is both sold and consumed as safely as possible.

“Best Bar None, in encouraging licensees to act responsibly and take pride in their premises, makes it a win-win situation as local people and visitors benefit from well-run and, most importantly, safe pubs, clubs and bars to visit, encouraging increased custom.”

A support group for parents and carers of children who suffer with autism will be meeting on Monday, November 9, from 10am to noon at Zone Out Meeting Room in Worksop library.

Last year the hospital trust ceased to fund Friends Together, a support group for parents and carers of disabled children in Bassetlaw. The group was renamed friends4support.

For details of when friends4support meet the dates can be found at www.friends4support.co.uk

Diane Blood, one of the founder members, is concerned about the stress placed on families when one or more of the children are affected by autism and also the misunderstandings that can exist surrounding the children’s behaviour by families, friends and sometimes schools.

A former schoolteacher was jailed today after hundreds of indecent images of children were found in his possession.

Steven Braisby, 37, of Wesley Street, Annesley Woodhouse, was jailed for nine months at Nottingham Crown Court after he admitted four charges of making indecent images of children.

Braisby’s offences came to light when Nottinghamshire Police’s Sexual Exploitation Unit executed a warrant at his home on 10 March 2015.

Numerous devices were removed from his home and a total of 264 indecent images of children recovered, including 46 Category A images.

The court heard evidence of Braisby participating in online chats about child abuse where he discussed his access to children as a teacher and how he had the opportunity to watch children as young as five undressing.

Det Insp Pete Quinn said: “Braisby’s offences were compounded by the position of trust he had with young people. His online conversations where he bragged of watching young schoolchildren undress are deplorable.

“Today’s sentencing will ensure Braisby is never again in a position of such trust around children.”

Police would like to speak to this man in connection with an assault in Retford.

The alleged incident happened at the Shell petrol station in Moorgate, Retford, on Saturday, October 24 2015.

If you recognise him or think you can help, call Nottinghamshire Police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting incident number 090 of 24 October.

A Gainsborough man has been fined a total of £300 after he was found in possession of the class B drug, cannabis, and stealing clothing worth a total of £278.

Ryan Shufflebotham, 22, of Beaufort Street, Gainsborough, was also ordered to pay £92.33 compensation and £175 criminal courts charge.

The drugs were forfeited and destroyed.

A woman from Scampton has been banned from driving for six months after she failed to stop her car causing damage to another vehicle.

Katy Greenhalgh-Russell, 26, of Suffolk Road, Scampton, was fined £120, £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Greenhalgh-Russell was also driving without insurance.

THEFT

Daniel Paul Short, 35, of Trinity Street, Gainsborough. Stole miniatures bottles of spirits. Community order made, £60 victim surcharge and £180 criminal courts charge.

Kane Bradley Lemmon, 20, of Beaufort Street, Gainsborough. Stole clothing. Fined £200, £92.33 compensation and £175 criminakl court charges.

Charlie Paul Wells, 24, of St Rumbold Street, Lincoln. Stole Obsession fragrance. Community order made, £70 compensation and £150 criminal courts charge.

Aaron Scott Morris, 32, of West Parade, Lincoln. Stole meat and cheese. Communirt order made, £52 compensation and £150 criminal courts charge.

MOTORING

David Ryszard Dziwota, 24, of Swan Court, Gainsborough. Speeding. Fined £100, £20 victim surcharge and licence endorsed with threepoints.

Billy Joe Mayfield, 24, of Coleridge Gardens, Lincoln. Driving without insurance. Fined £120, £20 victim surcharge, £85 costs and licence endorsed with six points.

Jason Anthony Wright, 46, of Thurlby Crescent, Lincoln. Speeding. Fined £100, £20 victim surcharge, £125 costs and licence endorsed with three points.

Sean Martin Cade, 25, of Stane Drive, Lincoln. Driving without care and attention. Fined £120, £20 victim surcharge, £85 costs and licence endorsed with four points.

Panashe Phineas Siwira, 19, of West Parade, Lincoln. Speeding. Fined £80, £20 victim surcharge, £25 costs and licence endorsed with five points.

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Simon Junior Vickers, 26, of Littleborough Lane, Marton. Breached restraining order. Community order made, 120 hours unpaid work, £60 victim surcharge, £85 costs and £180 criminal courts charge.

Hope Community Services have thanked Rev Simon Cash and Luiz Lima of St Anne’s Church, who formally donated a cheque of £2,000 towards what will be Worksop’s new move-on accommodation for those in crisis.

The facility on Queen Street, right in the centre of town will be a six-bedroomed shared property.

The residents will carry on receiving support from HOPE’s staff team, to ensure that individuals continue to work through the challenges that got them to their point of crisis.

“It’s wonderful that St Anne’s Church feel able to contribute to this new service,” said Alan Diggles, HOPE chief executive.

“Their support will help us to get the project finished, with the first residents moving into their own place before the year end.”

“Helping those in need is close to the hearts of our parishioners,” added Rev Cash.

“When they heard of the plight of those from within the heart of our community, who would otherwise be without a home this Christmas, they felt compelled to make a difference.”

All donations large or small, help HOPE provide the vital support services needed for those in crisis.

To find out how you could support HOPE, call 01909 531294 ext 29, or email development@hopeservices.org.uk

Drivers are being alerted to severe weather conditions this morning after the Met Office issued a ‘yellow warning’ for the East Midlands.

Disruption has been caused on roads and motorways, as visibility has been reduced to 100m or less in some parts of the region.

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And some airports have even had to cancel flights.

Motoring association, AA, are warning people to be ‘better safe than sorry’ and make sure they use their fog lights appropriately.

The AA put the following tips on their website for people driving in foggy conditions:

1. Use dipped headlights at all times along with wipers and demisters.

2. Familiarise yourself with your front and rear fog lights – know how to switch them on and off – and use them when appropriate.

3. Beware of other drivers not using headlights.

4. Only drive as fast as conditions allow and maintain a greater distance between you and the car in front. Follow a three-second rule.

5. Tailing someone’s rear lights can give a false sense of security and is dangerous.

6. If the road has street lights on, then you probably don’t need your fog lights on.

7. Be able to stop within the distance you can see clearly – this is particularly important on motorways and dual carriageways, as vehicles are travelling faster.

8. Don’t accelerate to get away from a vehicle that is too close behind you.

9. Check your mirrors before you slow down.

10. At a junction with limited visibility, stop, wind down the window, and listen for traffic. When you are sure it is safe to emerge, do so positively and do not hesitate in a position that puts you directly in the path of approaching vehicles.

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Schools across the county are being urged to support this year’s national Anti-Bullying Week which takes place this month.

Organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) in England Anti-Bullying Week runs from November 16-20 and aims to raise awareness of bullying and to offer ways in which schools, organisations and individuals can work together to prevent it.

During the week, the ABA is calling on the school community to take action to stop the bullying of all children and young people and to make a noise about bullying.

In line with this mission, the charity Kidscape has put together a comprehensive pack to help schools get involved in the week.

This pack includes assembly presentations for key stage two and three classes, which introduce the theme of Anti-Bullying Week and give students an all-round understanding of bullying.

There are also Powerpoint lesson plans that raise awareness of Anti-Bullying Week and what students can do if they or someone they know is being bullied.

The pack also contains a number of fund-raising ideas that will help schools spread awareness throughout the week.

The packs are available to download now from Kidscape at www.kidscape.org.uk/get-involved/school-fundraising/anti-bullying-week

Flights have been cancelled at East Midlands Airport as thick fog causes travel disruption across the region this morning, November 2.

Bosses at the airport are urging passengers due to fly today to check with their airline about the status of their flight.

Two outbound flights have been cancelled with airline Flybe this morning - one to Belfast and one to Glasgow - due to the widespread mist.

And flights scheduled to arrive from Aberdeen, Belfast City and Glasgow were also cancelled.

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An East Midlands Airport spokesman said: “Like much of the UK, East Midlands Airport has been affected by the fog and low visibility today with some flights experiencing minor delays.

“It looks like the foggy conditions could remain throughout the morning, and we would ask customers to check with their airline about the status of their individual flight.

“Passenger safety remains our number one priority and we will work with our third parties on site to ensure all passengers are cared for during these conditions.”

Fog was also causing delays on roads across the region this morning, as visibility has been reduced to 100m or less in some areas.

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